A unique community venture at West Texas State Teachers College during the Great Depression produced an architectural landmark. The project began in 1933 and used student labor, community donations, and state and federal funding. Limestone, petrified wood and other rock was quarried in Texas and New Mexico. The complex included a fieldhouse, athletic dormitories, an outdoor swimming pool, stone walls and stadium bleachers. Much of the facility was later razed; only the two-story recreation hall completed in 1941 remains standing. The facility has a petrified wood exterior, large stone fireplaces and staircase, and a second-story hardwood dance floor. In the 1980s, the alumni association moved its headquarters here. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2007
Buffalo Courts
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Buffalo Courts is a historical marker in Canyon, Randall County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Randall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.9835, -101.9158 near Canyon. The nearest cataloged historic site is West Texas A&M University (college & university), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Panhandle-Plains Museum, Goodnight, The Charles Memorial Trail, and Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013952. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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